Selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in Round 1 (#27) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft

Last Team:

Tampa Bay (NHL)

Projects As:

2nd/3rd Line Center

Prospect Ranking:

1

Depth Chart Weight:

3

Grad Date:

04/04/2015

Draft Info

Draft Status:

Drafted

Draft Year:

2011

Draft Type:

NHL Entry Draft

Drafted By:

Tampa Bay Lightning

Round:

1

Pick No.:

27

Draft Team:

London (OHL)

Contract

Contract Status:

Signed

Waiver Status:

Waiver Eligible

Signing Date:

07/27/2016

Contract Type:

Two-way

Contract Length:

2 years

Cap Number:

$1937500

Contract Start Year:

2016

Contract End Year:

2018

Contract End Status:

RFA

Salary:

$1937500

Salary:

$1937500

Scouting Report

Scouting Comments:

"Small and skilled but too reckless for his own good."
-Red Line Report

Strengths:

Namestnikov is a hard working, gritty player who fearlessly takes the puck to the net and also loves to chirp and instigate his opponents. Creative with the puck and is a good playmaker with great ability to make tips and deflections and a dangerous backhand. He's also honest and responsible defensively.

Weaknesses:

Namestnikov is small in stature and needs to gain upper body strength. Can be aggressive to the point of recklessness and has a tendency to put himself in a position to get cleaned out by big hits. He's a good skater, but doesn't have explosive burst, and although you can take the kid out of Russia, you can't take Russia out of the kid: he does have a tendency to freelance with the puck at times and not involve his linemates.